Wave indication



J. H. VON DUHN WAVE INDICATION Filed Jan. 1B, -194'0 A vvv E E N753. ES.

a wobble transmitter.

Patented `May 2 7,

' einem weve marron Johann Hermann von Duim, Potsdam-Babelsbex-g, Germany, ignor to Telefunken Gesellschaft Drahtlose Telegraphie m. b. E., Bere lin, Germany, a corporation of Gennaio;r

Application January 18,1940, Serial No. 314,532. In Germany November 24, 1938 (ci. irs- 183) This invention concerns means for and a method of measuring a standing frequency curve pf a filterregistered in a cathode ray oscillograph K by means of a periodically varying frequency.

I The invention relates to a method of measuring a frequency curve, for instance, in order to i determine the band width of a resonance curve of a ilterwhich is registered in a cathode ray by means ofoscillograph -in Aa known manner In describing my invention-reference will be made to theattached drawing wherein thesingle figure illustrates a wave analyzing circuit arranged in accordance with my invention.

` A wobble transmitter W consists as is. known of an oscillator whose frequency is periodically varied,for instance, by means of a reactance tube modulator connected as inductance of the oscillator circuit whereby the variation occurs in the rhythm of a varying grid biasing potential applied to the -reactance tube. When applying to the grid of the reactance tube wobbling'l the oscillations generated, -a relaxation potential ob tained from a relaxation oscillator K, the fre- `quency variation or wobble takes place in proapplied to the horizontal deviation-plates It by line 2i), there appears on the iiuorescent screen the resonance curve of the circuit in unit is to be investigated. Since the variation of the selfinduction caused by the wobble tube is rather slight, thejactual wobble transmitter will be operated on a rather high frequency which-will then be heterodyned with a second frequency produced by an additional oscillator and after detection the actual working frequency is obtained which is applied by lines I Il to the oscil- .'latory circuit vIt or band filter to be examined.

That is, an oscillator in W has its frequencyV wobbled in a well known manner by a reactance tube controlled by 'potentials from K. The

wobbled oscillations are mixed with oscillations A from a -seco'nd'souice in W detected therein and detected componentssupplied to the'circuit to beanalyzed at I6.

In order to examine exactlyV the properties ofa band. filter, it is necessary that thecurve registered inthe o scillograph canbe measured in some way, that is, its location in the frequency former will now be detected spectrum indicated. In other lwords, it should be possibleto' give the various bumps, etc... in kilocycle's per second. It would be possible to provide the uo'rescent disc (cathode ray tube target) with a mark (thread or the like) and to have the image wandering across the disc by -varying the frequency of the said additional oscillator inorder to measure in thisv manner the 'frequency distances. This method has`two serious disadvantages. In the l:First place, in order to provide constancy of the frequency of the two oscillators such that the gauging will be accurate in all cases, a considerable number of means are required,'especial1y since in view of the Wobbling action the main oscillator cannot be stabilized by means of a quartz-crystal, secondly, the curve moves `in part out of the image eld during operation so that the properA aspect will be lost. -In accordance with the invention, the varying frequency potentials aside from being applied to the lter It to be measured are also impressed upon an adjustable, gauged and very narrow lter in E, more particularly, up'on a gauged receiver whose output potential is detected at G and applied to an electron stream intensity conh trol electrode 2li `of thevoscillograph B for producing a mark which stands out in its luminous intensity from the frequency curve registered.

This mark can be shifted across the entire oscillogram while the lappertztining frequency can be read' on a scale.v The arrangement is as follows: 'I'here is.' loosely coupled to the output of the wobble transxnitterW, a receiver E consisting ofan audion 30 with. allow vfrequencyl output. Now, if 'the frequency to which the receiver is adjusted is such that the wobbled radio-4 'frequency wave passes through a frequency spectrum including the frequency of the receiver E, a current impulse appears in the voutput of the receiver E. Through suitable construction of the receiver circuit (low damping, loose coupling to the audion tube 30), which represents the gauged filter, the -current impulse can be given a very brief duration and can sharp. Vtransformer 32 cathode ray oscillographfso that the two windeach other for 1000 to 2000 volts. The current impulse appearing at the output of the transby a. detector Gand 4smoothed whereafter it is applied to the light control electrode 24 of the oscillograph.- If necbe rendered very The output ofthe receiver contains 'a'A having the task of withholding l [from the receiver the high plate potential of the essary, the light or electron stream intensity control electrode 2l is given in the state of rest,

that is when the circuits in E are not sharply resonant to the frequency of thel wave fed there-v to, a slight positive biasing potential which is derived 'from a battery insulated against. ground. 'The detector G is given; for instance, such po- Iarity that the current impulse acts as negative potential impulseupon the light control elec trode as a result of which the positive biasing potential will be compensated and the cathode ray will be extinguished. That is, there will be an alternating potential of a frequency related to the frequency at which 4said wave energy yis wobbled to another pair of said defiecting electrodes. rectifying means coupled to said control electrode, and a selective circuit coupling. said' source of wave energy to said rectifying means. 3. Means for analymngv the wave translation characteristics of a'circuit comprising, a cathode ray tube having a target electrode, a ray intensity control electrode and means for deilecting the cathode ray, with wave energy-'of wobbled a vertical line on the target due to reduction -in Aelectron stream intensity when the receiver E accepts wave energy from W land in turn supcepted by E. If the wobble wave is of 'proper shape, the delay will show up ilrst to the right and then to theleft so the center of the double line will be the correct point.

What is claimed is:

Due tothe sharp .resonance of the circuits in E,there may-be some appreciable time delay in the oscillograph grid pulse appearing' after the `oscillator frequencies passes the' lfrequency ac- 1. The method of measuring a standing frequency curve ofa lter registered in a cathode ray oscillograph by means of a periodically' varying frequency, characterizeddn4 that the' varying frequency is applied to the lter to be measured and is also impressed upon an-adiustable', gauged, -very narrow nlter, more especially a gauged receiver whose output potential will be detected and applied to an electron stream intensity control electrode of the 'oscillograph for.

producing avisible' mark which stands o`ut in its.'luminous intensity from the registered. fre- 45 quency curve. l 2. v.In a circuit characteristic system. a cathode ray tube having, a target electrode, a

plurality'of pairs of deecting electrodes and. 'a

cathode ray intensity control electrode, 'a source of wave' energy thexfrequency of whichis wobbled overa frequency spectrum at least equalto" the frequency spectrum. of the circuit to be' an- `alyzed, means for impressing said wave energy Said on'said 'circuit andfromsaid circuit on a pair of said deilectlng electrodes, means for applyingl frequency fed to the deilecting means by way of said circuit and wave energy of a frequency related to said first wave energy fed to said defiecting means to produce on said target a curve representing the translation characteristics of' 'said circuit;l and me'ans for producing on saidtarget an indication of .the frequency of the said first wave energy comprising a, .circuit sharply a resonant at a frequency within the frequency range through which said nrstlnamed wave en.-

trol electrode to change the intensity of the cathode ray falling on said target when the said wave of wobbled frequency passes. through the jfrequency at which said liighlyselected circuit is resonant.

4. Means .for analyzing the wave translationA characteristics oi' a circuit comprising, a cathode ray tube having a target electrode, a ray intensity control electrode and pairs of defiecting means, with wave energy of wobbled frequency fed to one of the defiecting means by -way of circuit and wave energy of a frequency'related to said wave energy of wobbled frequency fed to another ofsaid dellectingnieans to produce on said target translation characteristics of` said circuit, and means for producing on said target an indication of. the frequency of the said wave energy of wobbled frequency comprising a circuit sharply resonant at a frequency within the frequency range through which said first named wave energyis wobbled, means for impressing said wave energy on 'said sharply resonant circuit; and a rectifying means .coupling the output of said sharply resonant circuit to said intensity control wobbled frequency' passes through the frequency at which said highly selected circuit is resonant JOHANN 'VON DUHN.

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